Who is being interviewed? - The interviewed person was Jay Spencer.
What is his/her title or position? - He was a farmer, but did contsruction in the winter with his father.
What is his/her race? Gender? Age? - He is a Mexican man, and was age 97 at the time of the interview.
Where is the interview taking place? - It takes place one Sunday evening, in Aurora UT.
What is the date of the interview? - December 7, 1997
Who is the interviewer?- The interviewer was Tina Spencer, Jay Spencer's granddaughter .
-Jay Spencer & his young family in the 1930's
My impression of the interviewee was that he was a happy man who suffered great hard ships, but still loved everything about his life and his family. It seems like a thourogh, good interview. They asked questions about his work hours, his pay, and his family. He told the interviewer about how he made $3.50 a day in construction, and when he first started working he only made a dollar. He said it was "Big Money" back then. And he told a little story about once he was showing his wife Emma his silver dollar from a day's work, and it fell through a crack in the porch. Then they had to tear up the whole porch to get the dollar! He also told anout how everyone in his town was poor. He said it seemed like there was only on ephone in the town. Things were very different then!
--TORI
PART 1 DAY 1 In this interview, the name of the person being interviewed is Sherman Doleman. This interview took place on October 17, 1938. In the interview, the German states that his father was a blacksmith. This lead him to be a blacksmith for forty years of his life. He was also successful in being a painter from 1920 to 1938. In the interview, Sherman stated, “I learned the blacksmithing trade from my father. I'd stand on a cracker box and throw burlap sacks on my feet to keep from the hot scales. I would strike for three men. Striking means using a sledge for pounding breaking plow-legs.” Also in the interview, Doleman describes his feelings about many things he went through as a kid. For example, he stated the first time he saw Indians. “The first time I saw Indians I was scared. The Indians came through. The savage look of them and the way they was dressed scared me.” Sherman also describes what it was like in Nebraska. “In those days Nebraska was loaded with all kinds of wild game and fur bearing animals. Wild chickens in the trees in the winter time that would cover 160 acres.” Judging from this interview, I can Sherman Doleman as an average person who can easily recall memories from his past. He seems to have had a successful life with little complaints. -Patrick S.
PART 1 DAY 2 http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/I?fsaall:1:./temp/~ammem_3qWX::displayType=1:m856sd=fsa:m856sf=8a35826:@@@ This photograph shows an African-American tenant family near Greensboro, Alabama. Clearly, the people in this picture look beggared. This is what many people went through during the Great Depression. Many people were left homeless and jobless. Also, the location of the home in this photograph looks as if it is in somewhat of a desert. The condition of the home looks corroded, weather-beaten, etc. Another thing, the people in the picture look like they’re going through a tough time.-Patrick S.
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Part 1:My impression of the interviewee was that he was a happy man who suffered great hard ships, but still loved everything about his life and his family. It seems like a thourogh, good interview. They asked questions about his work hours, his pay, and his family. He told the interviewer about how he made $3.50 a day in construction, and when he first started working he only made a dollar. He said it was "Big Money" back then. And he told a little story about once he was showing his wife Emma his silver dollar from a day's work, and it fell through a crack in the porch. Then they had to tear up the whole porch to get the dollar! He also told anout how everyone in his town was poor. He said it seemed like there was only on ephone in the town. Things were very different then!
--TORI
PART 1 DAY 1
In this interview, the name of the person being interviewed is Sherman Doleman. This interview took place on October 17, 1938. In the interview, the German states that his father was a blacksmith. This lead him to be a blacksmith for forty years of his life. He was also successful in being a painter from 1920 to 1938. In the interview, Sherman stated, “I learned the blacksmithing trade from my father. I'd stand on a cracker box and throw burlap sacks on my feet to keep from the hot scales. I would strike for three men. Striking means using a sledge for pounding breaking plow-legs.” Also in the interview, Doleman describes his feelings about many things he went through as a kid. For example, he stated the first time he saw Indians. “The first time I saw Indians I was scared. The Indians came through. The savage look of them and the way they was dressed scared me.” Sherman also describes what it was like in Nebraska. “In those days Nebraska was loaded with all kinds of wild game and fur bearing animals. Wild chickens in the trees in the winter time that would cover 160 acres.” Judging from this interview, I can Sherman Doleman as an average person who can easily recall memories from his past. He seems to have had a successful life with little complaints. -Patrick S.
PART 1 DAY 2 http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/I?fsaall:1:./temp/~ammem_3qWX::displayType=1:m856sd=fsa:m856sf=8a35826:@@@
This photograph shows an African-American tenant family near Greensboro, Alabama. Clearly, the people in this picture look beggared. This is what many people went through during the Great Depression. Many people were left homeless and jobless. Also, the location of the home in this photograph looks as if it is in somewhat of a desert. The condition of the home looks corroded, weather-beaten, etc. Another thing, the people in the picture look like they’re going through a tough time.-Patrick S.